The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-01-07
THE NJ or DAKOTA.
Important Action Taken by the Alliance On Rels.
lions to Railroads and Elevators.

At the iast days session OF the Farmers,
alliance, resolutions were adopted on the
death OF Gen. Free; recommending the for.
nation Of an alliance insurance compan
and on free markets. The report on tho
latter, which is TO be enRrafted on the con.
s~titution, is as follows:
Your COMMITTEES to whom was referred
the subject OF free marketing OF grain re-
port that this alliance, having already de-
cided to urge the passage of q law permit
ting the erection and maintenance OF fat
warehouses as we'll as elevators at the sew
eral railroad stations or market places
within the territory, the formation OF the
necessary bill or amendment properly be-
longs to the legislative committee. We heart.
lily approve Of the recommendation of the
president OF this alliance and OF the railroad
commissioner in the matter OF making what
is known as elevator receipts negotiable, and
recommend that the legislative COMMITTEES
be instructed to memorialize the Legislature
on the subject. Your committee recon-
mends that the legislative committee rec.
ommend the passage of q law requiring the
| grading OF all grain received at public ware,
houses or elevators, said grading or in.
spection to correspond with that adopted
by the railroad and warehouse commission
OF Minnesota, in order that the proposed
negotiable receipts may bear the same
grade as the market in which they are likely
to be sold. We do not approve Of the
resolution requiring inspection and
weights at the several market places
in the territory, the first requiring
too much machinery to successfully carry
out, as we'll as for the reason that our pro-
ducts are marketed outside the territory
and amenable to other state regulations;
and as to the latter. e., w~eights-there is
already a statutory provision that if en-.
forced would secure the desired result. In
the opinion Of this committee, in order to
secure a free market the farmers OF Dakota
must be practically independent of rail-
ways and elevators, securing from the for
mer the same accommodation and rates
as are given to elevators, growing their
crops themselves, thereby saving carrying
charges on grain by and for which ele-
waters are built and maintained, and con-
trolling in q measure the visible supply
on which markets are based or manipu-
lated and securing at all times the best re-
ward for his labor and capital.
In the afternoon President McLouth
presented the claims OF Brookings college.
A resolution was adopted recommending
Railroad commissioners William M. Evans
for reappointment. The t~reasurer's re.
port showed 81, 214.9S receipts and ST.
213.16 expenditures. The election OF Off
GERS resulted as follows:
President, II. L. Loucks, Deuel. county
vice presidents, X. B.. Fancher, Stutsman
I. w. Hardin, Aurora; secretary, c. A
Sodeberg, Minnehaha; treasurer, j.. d
Scott, Grant; lecturer, A. ID. Chase, Cod
ington.
1t was voted to send President Loucki
to Bismarck during the legislative session
to present a strong memorial from the al
lance to that body. The following officers
were elected for the Alliance Hail Insurance
company:
President, A. Wardall, Grant county
vice president, III. w. Slith, Minnehaha
secretary, s. ID. Cooley, Grant; treasurer
u. d. Scott, Grant.
The alliance adjourned at 10 at night tC
meet next year at Huron.